Latest Content from M.S. Rau
Innocence, Temptation, and Power: The Evolution of Women in Art
- February 12th, 2015 12:14
This is the first of a three part series of blog posts preceding our exhibition Innocence, Temptation and Power: The ...
Read More...A Lasting Impression: Rembrandt's Incredible Etchings
- January 2nd, 2015 12:00
Rembrandt is one of the greatest artists in history, with his name alone being synonymous with fine art itself. ...
Read More...Murano: The Island of Glass
- December 2nd, 2014 15:46
Venetian glass captures the dance of light and color unlike any other. Its brilliant hues and dazzling, acrobatic ...
Read More...Woven Masterpieces: Aubusson Fine Art Tapestries
- November 3rd, 2014 09:25
At the ateliers of Aubusson, tapestries are woven today in the same way they were hundreds of years ago. An art both ...
Read More...Truth to Nature: The Paintings of John Atkinson Grimshaw
- September 17th, 2014 15:33
The consummate, self-taught Victorian artist John Atkinson Grimshaw possessed an unquestionable gift for painting. ...
Read More...Misunderstood Genius: British Neoclassical Artist John William Godward
- August 27th, 2014 11:44
Known as the most talented Neoclassical painter of all time, John William Godward’s (1861-1922) Classical-inspired ...
Read More...When Time Was Born: Renaissance-Period Clocks
- June 13th, 2014 08:22
Mention the Renaissance, and most people envision the revival of Classical literature and art after the dark days of ...
Read More...On The World Stage: Sèvres World’s Fair Vases
- May 23rd, 2014 16:01
Beginning in the mid-19th century, the universal showcase for the world’s greatest artisans and craftsmen to unveil ...
Read More...When A City Speaks: A Rare Painting by Henri de Toulouse Lautrec
- March 19th, 2014 15:50
Though his career lasted only a decade, no other artist is more associated with Parisian nightlife and ...
Read More...A Commanding Presence: The Art of William Bouguereau
- February 20th, 2014 14:27
“For me a work of art must be an elevated interpretation of nature. The search for the ideal has been the purpose of ...
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